On Thu, 2008-02-14 at 00:34 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 02:22:06PM -0800, Harvey Harrison wrote: > > + > > +What: __inet_hash_connect > > +Where: net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c > > +When: 2.6.28 > > +Why: No in tree users > > + > > +--------------------------- > > + > > +What: io_delay_type > > +Where: arch/x86/kernel/io_delay.c > > +When: 2.6.28 > > +Why: No in tree users > > + > > +--------------------------- > >... > > NAK. > > It's a well-known and documented fact that we not have a stable API for > modules. > > And as long as we anyway break the modules API in so many other cases > with each kernel release there's simply no point in not removing exports > immediately. > > Oh, and for increasing the amount of nonsense even further, you should > explain why unused exports that just sneaked into 2.6.25-rc1 must be > shipped in 4 stable kernels before they can be removed. >
Without comment on the validity of the exports themselves, I was more interested in the principle of announcing these removals, and if it was wanted. Cheers, Harvey -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
